Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Uganda

Uganda: Agricultural land — Share in Land area was 80.28 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
80.28 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 237 countries
All-time high
81.31 %
in 2019
All-time low
45.13 %
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Agricultural land — Share in Land area in Uganda, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 80.28 % for agricultural land — share in land area in 2024.

The figure is up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural land — share in land area in Uganda peaked at 81.31 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.13 %, in 1961.

That places Uganda 8th out of 237 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 48.26 % 45.13 % 49.8 % 9
1970s 51.68 % 49.95 % 53.1 % 10
1980s 57.05 % 53.45 % 59.37 % 10
1990s 60.66 % 59.87 % 61.37 % 10
2000s 69.47 % 62.62 % 75.13 % 10
2010s 78.01 % 75.91 % 81.31 % 10
2020s 80.38 % 80.28 % 80.79 % 5

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  5. 10 Comoros 78.91 % compare
  6. 11 Nigeria 77.09 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural land — share in land area in Uganda?
Agricultural land — share in land area in Uganda was 80.28 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 81.31 % in 2019.
What is the lowest agricultural land — share in land area recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 45.13 % in 1961.
How does Uganda rank for agricultural land — share in land area?
Uganda ranks 8th out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
Is agricultural land — share in land area rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Agricultural land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
273 places, 16,066 data points, 1961–2024
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The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.